Sri Lanka must act on violence against media: Amnesty
LONDON, January 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities must ensure that the island's media can work freely and safely, Amnesty International said Friday, as a …
LONDON, January 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities must ensure that the island's media can work freely and safely, Amnesty International said Friday, as a …
January 24, 2009 (AFP) - Continuing attacks against journalists in Sri Lanka show the deteriorating conditions media workers face in the country, a statement …
January 24, 2009 (AFP) - Continuing attacks against journalists in Sri Lanka show the deteriorating conditions media workers face in the country, a statement …
January 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces captured two Tamil Tiger guerrilla camps after heavy fighting in the island's northeast, the military said …
January 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have advanced to a key area held by Tamil Tigers and are on the verge of destroying the rebels' artillery, a …
Jan 23, 2009 (LBO) - An editor of a Sri Lankan weekly newspaper and his wife had been have been assaulted, a staff member said, weeks after an editor of a …
January 22, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have seized a Tamil Tiger command centre in the island's north as ground troops advance further into the rebels' …
January 22, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations Thursday accused Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers of preventing its staff from leaving rebel-controlled areas in the north …
Jan 22, 2009 (LBO) - Britain has urged the Sri Lankan government to take strong action to prevent human rights abuses and called on both sides to the ethnic …
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - At least two people were killed and 11 others were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, police said. …
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Wednesday its troops had opened fire on an intruding aircraft off the island's north, where government …
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military Wednesday asked civilians living in the last remaining rebel-held areas in the island's northeast to move into a …
January 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's inaction after a series of assaults and killings of journalists has left a "dark stain" on the government's credibility, …
January 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Tuesday destroyed four Tamil Tiger boats and killed 16 guerrillas trying to escape as government soldiers close in on …
January 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top Tamil Tiger, who inspired hundreds of followers to stage suicide bombings in the fight for a separate state, is facing …
January 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have found the wreckage of an aircraft near an air strip captured from Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the …
January 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are threatened with "extinction" following a massive military drive against them, but a political solution …
January 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops have almost completely cornered the Tamil Tigers in their northeastern jungle base and the rebels' leader …
January 17, 2009 (AFP) - Some 170 people have fled rebel-controlled areas in northern Sri Lanka as fresh fighting erupted across several fronts, the military …
January 16, 2009 (AFP) - Intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka has forced tens of thousands of homeless civilians to flee areas controlled by the encircled …